Pokémon · E-Card
Nidoqueen
Skyridge · #H21 · Rare Holo · 2003
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From
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Market reference
$208.33
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- H21 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nidorina
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 31
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nidoqueen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Nidorina first).
How to beat Nidoqueen
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Nidoqueen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Evolution Helper
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Nidoqueen is on your Bench, you may search your deck for a card that evolves from your Active Pokémon and attach it to your Active Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
GCCDouble Claw — 30+
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $217.80 | $608.90 | $999.99 | $208.33 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €120.23 |
| 7-day average | €489.90 |
| 30-day average | €198.43 |
| Low | €30.20 |
| Trend price | €437.51 |
| Low (excellent+) | €99.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €22.57 |
| averageSellPrice | €3100.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €26.02 |
| Reverse holo trend | €33.45 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nidoqueen is real?
Nidoqueen is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Nidoqueen worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nidoqueen is $208.33; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Nidoqueen from?
Nidoqueen is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Nidoqueen?
Nidoqueen is a Rare Holo card in the Skyridge set.
Other Nidoqueen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
